Emma is a Louth County Councillor and is a practising solicitor, running her own Legal Practise in Drogheda. In 2016 Emma ran as a First time Candidate for Fianna Fail in the General Election in the Louth Constituency.

With a young family herself Emma is only to aware of the difficulties that people face in regards to Childcare, high mortgage interest rates and our our overstretched health system to name but a few of the difficulties facing the people of Louth.